For the quarter ended September 2026, Paccar (PCAR Quick QuotePCAR - Free Report) reported revenue of $7.38 billion, up 20.8% over the same period last year. EPS came in at $1.61, compared to $1.12 in the year-ago quarter.

The reported revenue compares to the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $7.48 billion, representing a surprise of -1.37%. The company has not delivered EPS surprise, with the consensus EPS estimate being $1.61.

While investors closely watch year-over-year changes in headline numbers -- revenue and earnings -- and how they compare to Wall Street expectations to determine their next course of action, some key metrics always provide a better insight into a company's underlying performance.

Since these metrics play a crucial role in driving the top- and bottom-line numbers, comparing them with the year-ago numbers and what analysts estimated about them helps investors better project a stock's price performance.

Here is how Paccar performed in the just reported quarter in terms of the metrics most widely monitored and projected by Wall Street analysts:

• Truck deliveries - Total: 40,100 compared to the 40,107 average estimate based on three analysts.
• Truck deliveries - Other: 5,900 versus 5,266 estimated by three analysts on average.
• Truck deliveries - Europe: 10,400 versus 10,729 estimated by three analysts on average.
• Truck deliveries - U.S and Canada: 23,800 versus the three-analyst average estimate of 24,112.
• Sales and Revenues- Financial Services: $558.9 million versus $561.27 million estimated by four analysts on average. Compared to the year-ago quarter, this number represents a -1.1% change.
• Sales and Revenues- Parts: $1.78 billion versus the three-analyst average estimate of $1.79 billion. The reported number represents a year-over-year change of +3.2%.
• Sales and Revenues- Truck: $5.6 billion versus $5.59 billion estimated by two analysts on average. Compared to the year-ago quarter, this number represents a +27.9% change.
• Pretax Profit- Financial Services: $138.1 million versus $131.79 million estimated by four analysts on average.
• Pretax Profit- Parts: $404.4 million compared to the $468.18 million average estimate based on three analysts.
• Pretax Profit- Truck: $454.5 million versus the two-analyst average estimate of $317.37 million.

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Shares of Paccar have returned -6.5% over the past month versus the Zacks S&P 500 composite's -0.8% change. The stock currently has a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold), indicating that it could perform in line with the broader market in the near term.